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HENRY MILLER - GEBRAUCHT TROPIC OF CANCER (PENG...

Shocking  banned and the subject of obscenity trials  Henry Miller's first novel Tropic of
Cancer is one of the most scandalous and influential books of the twentieth century -- new to
Penguin Modern Classics with a cover by Tracey Emin  Tropic of Cancer redefined the novel. Set
in Paris in the 1930s  it features a starving American writer who lives a bohemian life among
prostitutes  pimps  and artists. Banned in the US and the UK for more than thirty years because
it was considered pornographic  Tropic of Cancer continued to be distributed in France and
smuggled into other countries. When it was first published in the US in 1961  it led to more
than 60 obscenity trials until a historic ruling by the Supreme Court defined it as a work of
literature. Long hailed as a truly liberating book  daring and uncompromising  Tropic of Cancer
is a cornerstone of modern literature that asks us to reconsider everything we know about art 
freedom  and morality.  'At last an unprintable book that is fit to read' Ezra Pound  'A
momentous event in the history of modern writing' Samuel Beckett  'The book that forever
changed the way American literature would be written' Erica Jong

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